What we’re about
Welcome to 805 Reads Book Club!
We look forward to meeting you and seeing you soon at a book club meeting! We are a friendly group that warmly welcomes new members. There are many different groups covering several genres. We hope you find one or more that intrigue you:
1st Tuesday – Award nominees or winners, available in paperback and under 450 pages.
Leader: Beverlee Abell,
Location: In and about the 805 Zip code
2nd Monday – Varies - recommendations from the group - usually current fiction.
Leaders: Monthly hosts vary, Beverlee Abell
Location: Varies
3rd Thursday – It’s a Mystery! Mysteries, fiction and non-fiction.
Leader: Jennifer Gross
Location: Varies
Varied Thursdays – Salon Group
Leader: Jennifer Gross
Location: Varies
Saturdays: Mystery and Fiction
Leaders: Cindy
Occasional Sunday mornings – Page to Screen. We’ll read the book, watch the movie, and discuss both afterwards. Meets whenever a great opportunity arises.
Leader: Ellen Rodriguez
Location: Movie theaters and eating establishments in/near Camarillo
All of the group leaders can be reached through the Meetup app, through a “Comment” or “Messages” link. Beverlee Abell is the Lead Organizer of the group.
What to know about the MEETINGS:
If you’re on the Wait List, still read the book. The Wait List often clears, especially in the last few days before the meeting.
If you can’t attend, please change your RSVP. It helps clear the Wait List. We meet at local restaurants and some have ordering minimums for use of the space.
No Shows and people who cancel with 24 hours of the meeting will be marked on the meeting attendance. After three No Shows and/or late cancellations, you’ll be blocked from signing up for more meetings.
Dues are $15.00 per year, to offset the cost of Meetup membership. You may pay on the Meetup app or pay cash to Beverlee Abell. Your profile will show if your dues are paid. Meetup will remind you when the fee is due the following year.
We are looking forward to seeing you soon at 805 Reads!
Beverlee, Ellen, Jennifer and Cindy
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Tuesday Night Let's Read: West with Giraffes b Lynda RutledgeOnyx Bistro, Camarillo, CA
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2021)
An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America.“Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…”
Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it’s too late.